TEMPE, Ariz. — There was rust, but there wasn’t any pain. So chalk it up as a good day for Rockies lefty Drew Pomeranz.

Pitching in a game for the first time in eight days, Pomeranz gave up three runs on six hits, walked two and struck out two in four innings against the Angeles’ Triple-A squad this afternoon at Tempe Diablo Stadium.

Patrick, a third-generation Colorado native, is back for his second stint covering the Rockies. He first covered the team from 2005-2009, helping chronicle “Rocktober” in 2007 and also following the team’s playoff run in 2009.

Nick Groke has worked at The Denver Post since 1997, as a sports reporter, city reporter, entertainment writer and digital editor and producer, among other newsroom posts. He also writes regularly about boxing, soccer, MMA and NASCAR.